Ratio
Winston and Riana share $80 in the ratio 3:5. (a) Talk to a partner about how this bar model represents the situation.
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(b) Winston and Riana start by sharing the ratio into 8 equal parts. How many are in each part? (c) Winston takes 3 of the 8 parts. Riana takes 5 of the 8 parts. How much do they each have?
Share: (a) 45 in the ratio 4:5 (b) 20 in the ratio 3:1 (c) 140 in the ratio 4:3
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2 Orange paint is made by mixing red and yellow paint in the ratio of 2:3. How much of each colour is needed to make 55 litres of paint?
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